Been lurking for a while. have decided I may buy a 944 as a classic. Now I havent got alot to spend so I'm around a std 944 Lux or at a push a 944S. I have been lured away towards the oval dash models. As you would expect one of the areas to look is Ebay, and I can see loved older models and newer heaps and all in between. For a car that is 20+ years old I expect lots of variations, but I am confused over one area and cant find answers to what is 'right'. Below the rear bumper there seems to be two different lower sections. One has a vented lower section that the exhaust comes through. The other is more like a diffuser. It seems all ages have either and soem dont have any lower section. Anybody tell me what is right/wrong. Thanks
rear bumper question
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pauljmcnulty
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The early cars had nothing underneath, so you can see the spare wheel well etc. Optional was a "toast rack" slotted diffuser.
Later cars all have the upturned "wing" diffuser.
Both diffusers are available cheap secondhand, or as aftermarket parts, so they are often fitted to early cars.
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Later cars all have the upturned "wing" diffuser.
Both diffusers are available cheap secondhand, or as aftermarket parts, so they are often fitted to early cars.
Welcome, BTW! [
]Hello Richard,
First off, lots of people like you arrive here, thinking that they would like a taste of Porsche for not much money. It's great to see them, and many many of them find cars they like, stick around and have a lot of fun. One small snag is that such cars can be tricky to find good examples of, and can throw up some big bills. Go in with your eyes open and you're in a good position, but make sure that you have a fair chunk of cash put aside to correct any small-but-pricey problems should they arise in the first year or so of ownership. Some people suggest that a slush fund of around £1000-£1500 for the first year is a good precaution. Having said that, they are very simple cars to work on and if you are up to wielding a spanner yourself then you can readily save yourself a chunk of money (and gain immense satisfaction) doing any repair work yourself.
Earlier cars are cheaper than late cars, and many people say they drive better as they are lighter and more 'connected'. You have clearly done your homework in that you know what an 'oval dash' car is, although the 'S' model is an oval-dash car. They tend to be unloved, so don't coast too much, but are more complex with the 16v head on them (which means twice as many valves to go wrong, timing chain issues, chain tensioners and slippers and all sorts of other things that don't appear on the simpler 'lux' 8v cars.)
The rear bumper question: Porsche supplied cars with various different things under the rear bumper, some of which have aftermarket copies. Some cars don't have anything there at all. The S2's and Turbos all had something like this:
Some of the earlier cars (I don't know which ones) had something with a number of vertical slots in it, sometimes called a 'toastrack'. (Although I can't find a piccie of one of those at the mo.) However, many cars which originally came with nothing may have had a toastrack fitted, and some cars which had toastracks may have had a spilter (as in the picture) fitted. I don't think there is any 'right' or 'wrong' per se, you decide what you like and fit it accordingly.
Oli.
ETA: McNulters got in there before me, with the right pictures and a better answer!
First off, lots of people like you arrive here, thinking that they would like a taste of Porsche for not much money. It's great to see them, and many many of them find cars they like, stick around and have a lot of fun. One small snag is that such cars can be tricky to find good examples of, and can throw up some big bills. Go in with your eyes open and you're in a good position, but make sure that you have a fair chunk of cash put aside to correct any small-but-pricey problems should they arise in the first year or so of ownership. Some people suggest that a slush fund of around £1000-£1500 for the first year is a good precaution. Having said that, they are very simple cars to work on and if you are up to wielding a spanner yourself then you can readily save yourself a chunk of money (and gain immense satisfaction) doing any repair work yourself.
Earlier cars are cheaper than late cars, and many people say they drive better as they are lighter and more 'connected'. You have clearly done your homework in that you know what an 'oval dash' car is, although the 'S' model is an oval-dash car. They tend to be unloved, so don't coast too much, but are more complex with the 16v head on them (which means twice as many valves to go wrong, timing chain issues, chain tensioners and slippers and all sorts of other things that don't appear on the simpler 'lux' 8v cars.)
The rear bumper question: Porsche supplied cars with various different things under the rear bumper, some of which have aftermarket copies. Some cars don't have anything there at all. The S2's and Turbos all had something like this:
Some of the earlier cars (I don't know which ones) had something with a number of vertical slots in it, sometimes called a 'toastrack'. (Although I can't find a piccie of one of those at the mo.) However, many cars which originally came with nothing may have had a toastrack fitted, and some cars which had toastracks may have had a spilter (as in the picture) fitted. I don't think there is any 'right' or 'wrong' per se, you decide what you like and fit it accordingly.
Oli.
ETA: McNulters got in there before me, with the right pictures and a better answer!
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